Publications

Mitochondrion-derived reactive oxygen species lead to enhanced amyloid Beta formation.

Leuner K, Schütt T, Kurz C, Eckert SH, Schiller C, Occhipinti A, Mai S, Jendrach M, Eckert GP, Kruse SE, Palmiter RD, Brandt U, Dröse S, Wittig I, Willem M, Haass C, Reichert AS, Müller WE. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2012 Jun 15;16(12):1421-33. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

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Two Different Binding Modes of α-Synuclein to Lipid Vesicles Depending on its Aggregation State.

Högen T, Levin J, Schmidt F, Caruana M, Vassallo N, Kretzschmar H, Bötzel K, Kamp F, Giese A. Biophysical Journal, Volume 102, Issue 7, 1646-1655, 4 April 2012. doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2012.01.059

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The nuclear form of Glutathione Peroxidase 4 is associated with sperm nuclear matrix and is required for proper paternal chromatin decondensation at fertilization.

Puglisi R, Maccari I, Pipolo S, Conrad M, Mangia F, Boitani C. (2011), J Cell Physiol. 2012 Apr;227(4):1420-7. doi: 10.1002/jcp.22857.

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Generation of a novel rodent model for DYT1 dystonia.

Grundmann K, Glöckle N, Martella G, Sciamanna G, Hauser TK, Yu L, Castaneda S, Pichler B, Fehrenbacher B, Schaller M, Nuscher B, Haass C, Hettich J, Yue Z, Nguyen HP, Pisani A, Riess O, Ott T. Neurobiol Dis. 2012 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print]

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Response to Brosch et al.

Pihlajamäki J, Lerin C, Kaminska D, Venesmaa S, Itkonen P, Boes T, Floss T, Schroeder J, Dearie F, Crunkhorn S, Burak F, Jimenez-Chillaron JC, Kuulasmaa T, Miettinen P, Park PJ, Nasser I, Zhao Z, Zhang Z, Xu Y, Wurst W, Ren H, Morris AJ, Stamm S, Goldfine AB, Laakso M, Patti ME. Cell Metab. 2012 Mar 7;15(3):267-9.

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The mitochondrial chaperone protein TRAP1 mitigates α-Synuclein toxicity.

Butler EK, Voigt A, Lutz AK, Toegel JP, Gerhardt E, Karsten P, Falkenburger B, Reinartz A, Winklhofer KF, Schulz JB. PLoS Genet. 2012 Feb;8(2):e1002488. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

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Cellular prion protein mediates toxic signaling of amyloid Beta.

Resenberger UK, Winklhofer KF, Tatzelt J. Neurodegener Dis. 2012;10(1-4):298-300. Epub 2011 Dec 9.

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MAPK signaling determines anxiety in the juvenile mouse brain but depression-like behavior in adults.

Wefers B, Hitz C, Hölter SM, Trümbach D, Hansen J, Weber P, Pütz B, Deussing JM, de Angelis MH, Roenneberg T, Zheng F, Alzheimer C, Silva A, Wurst W, Kühn R. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35035. Epub 2012 Apr 18.

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Label-free protein profiling of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) heart tissue reveals immediate mitochondrial impairment after ionising radiation.

Azimzadeh O, Scherthan H, Yentrapalli R, Barjaktarovic Z, Ueffing M, Conrad M, Neff F, Calzada-Wack J, Aubele M, Buske C, Atkinson MJ, Hauck SM, Tapio S. J Proteomics. 2012 Apr 18;75(8):2384-95. Epub 2012 Feb 23.

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MicroRNA-132 dysregulation in schizophrenia has implications for both neurodevelopment and adult brain function.

Miller BH, Zeier Z, Xi L, Lanz TA, Deng S, Strathmann J, Willoughby D, Kenny PJ, Elsworth JD, Lawrence MS, Roth RH, Edbauer D, Kleiman RJ, Wahlestedt C. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Feb 21;109(8):3125-30. Epub 2012 Feb 6.

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Alpha-secretase cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein: proteolysis regulated by signaling pathways and protein trafficking.

Lichtenthaler SF. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012 Feb 1;9(2):165-77.

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Parkin, PINK1 and mitochondrial integrity: emerging concepts of mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.

Pilsl A, Winklhofer KF. Acta Neuropathol. 2012 Feb;123(2):173-88. Epub 2011 Nov 6.

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The α-Helical Content of the Transmembrane Domain of the British Dementia Protein-2 (Bri2) Determines Its Processing by Signal Peptide Peptidase-like 2b (SPPL2b).

Fluhrer R, Martin L, Klier B, Haug-Kröper M, Grammer G, Nuscher B, Haass C. J Biol Chem. 2012 Feb 10;287(7):5156-63. Epub 2011 Dec 22.

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BACE1 Dependent Neuregulin Processing: Review.

Fleck D, Garratt AN, Haass C, Willem M. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012 Feb 1;9(2):178-83.

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Lack of Pur-alpha alters postnatal brain development and causes megalencephaly.

Hokkanen S, Feldmann HM, Ding H, Jung CK, Bojarski L, Renner-Müller I, Schüller U, Kretzschmar H, Wolf E, Herms J. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Feb 1;21(3):473-84. Epub 2011 Oct 18.

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Bace1 processing of NRG1 type III produces a myelin-inducing signal but is not essential for the stimulation of myelination.

V Velanac, T Unterbarnscheidt, W Hinrichs, MN Gummert, TM Fischer, MJ Rossner, A Trimarco, V Brivio, C Taveggia, M Willem, C Haass, W Möbius, KA Nave, MH Schwab; Glia. 2012 Feb;60(2):203-17. doi: 10.1002/glia.21255. Epub 2011 Nov 2.

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Pink1-deficiency in mice impairs gait, olfaction and serotonergic innervation of the olfactory bulb.

Glasl L, Kloos K, Giesert F, Roethig A, Di Benedetto B, Kühn R, Zhang J, Hafen U, Zerle J, Hofmann A, Hrabé de Angelis M, Winklhofer KF, Hölter SM, Vogt Weisenhorn DM, Wurst W. Exp Neurol. 2012 May;235(1):214-27. Epub 2012 Jan 11.

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Cell biology. Sheddase gets guidance.

Lichtenthaler SF. Science. 2012 Jan 13;335(6065):179-80.

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Role of APP for dendritic spine formation and stability.

CK Jung, J Herms; Exp Brain Res. 2011 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]

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ADF/cofilin proteins translocate to mitochondria during apoptosis but are not generally required for cell death signalling.

Rehklau, K, Gurniak, CB, Conrad, M, Friauf, E, Ott, M, Rust, MB. (2011), Cell Death Differ. 2011 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]

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ADAM9 inhibition increases membrane activity of ADAM10 and controls α-secretase processing of amyloid precursor protein.

ML Moss, G Powell, MA Miller, L Edwards, B Qi, QX Sang, B De Strooper, I Tesseur, SF Lichtenthaler, M Taverna, JL Zhong, C Dingwall, T Ferdous, U Schlomann, P Zhou, LG Griffith, DA Lauffenburger, R Petrovich, JW Bartsch; J Biol Chem. 2011 Nov 25;286(47):40443-51. Epub 2011 Sep 28.

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Axonal transport deficits and degeneration can evolve independently in mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Marinkovic P, Reuter MS, Brill MS, Godinho L, Kerschensteiner M, Misgeld T. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Mar 13;109(11):4296-301. Epub 2012 Feb 27.

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Neurobeachin, a regulator of synaptic protein targeting, is associated with body fat mass and feeding behavior in mice and body-mass index in humans.

Olszewski PK, Rozman J, Jacobsson JA, Rathkolb B, Strömberg S, Hans W, Klockars A, Alsiö J, Risérus U, Becker L, Hölter SM, Elvert R, Ehrhardt N, Gailus-Durner V, Fuchs H, Fredriksson R, Wolf E, Klopstock T, Wurst W, Levine AS, Marcus C, Hrabě de Angelis M, Klingenspor M, Schiöth HB, Kilimann MW. PLoS Genet. 2012 Mar;8(3):e1002568. Epub 2012 Mar 15.

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Brain-Specific Inactivation of the Crhr1 Gene Inhibits Post-Dependent and Stress-Induced Alcohol Intake, but Does Not Affect Relapse-Like Drinking.

A Molander, V Vengeliene, M Heilig, W Wurst, JM Deussing, R Spanagel; Neuropsychopharmacology. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 Mar;37(4):1047-56. doi: 10.1038/npp.2011.297. Epub 2011 Nov 23.

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Translational repression of the Disintegrin and Metalloprotease ADAM10 by a stable G-quadruplex secondary structure in its 5'-untranslated region.

S Lammich, F Kamp, J Wagner, B Nuscher, S Zilow, AK Ludwig, M Willem, C Haass; J Biol Chem. 2011 Dec 30;286(52):45063-72. Epub 2011 Nov 7.

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Glutathione peroxidases at work on epididymal spermatozoa: an example of the dual effect of reactive oxygen species on Mammalian male fertilizing ability.

A Noblanc, A Kocer, E Chabory, P Vernet, F Saez, R Cadet, M Conrad, JR Drevet; J Androl. 2011 Nov;32(6):641-50. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

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The Nicastrin ectodomain adopts a highly thermostable structure

R Fluhrer, F Kamp, G Grammer, B Nuscher, H Steiner, K Beyer, C Haass; Biol Chem. 2011 Nov;392(11):995-1001.

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Novel {gamma}-Secretase Enzyme Modulators Directly Target Presenilin Protein.

A Ebke, T Luebbers, A Fukumori, K Shirotani, C Haass, K Baumann, H Steiner;J Biol Chem. 2011 Oct 28;286(43):37181-6. Epub 2011 Sep 6.

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Characterization of the melanocortin-4-receptor nonsense mutation W16X in vitro and in vivo

F Bolze, N Rink, H Brumm, R Kühn, S Mocek, AE Schwarz, C Kless, H Biebermann, W Wurst, J Rozman, M Klingenspor; Pharmacogenomics J. 2011 Oct 4. doi: 10.1038/tpj.2011.43. [Epub ahead of print]

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microRNA-34c is a novel target to treat dementias.

Zovoilis A, Agbemenyah HY, Agis-Balboa RC, Stilling RM, Edbauer D, Rao P, Farinelli L, Delalle I, Schmitt A, Falkai P, Bahari-Javan S, Burkhardt S, Sananbenesi F, Fischer A. EMBO J. 2011 Sep 23. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.327. [Epub ahead of print]

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Protein kinase-regulated expression and immune function of thioredoxin reductase 1 in mouse macrophages

BA Carlson, M-H Yoo, M Conrad, VN Gladyshev, DL Hatfield, JM Park; Mol Immunol. 2011 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print]

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Forebrain CRF1 modulates early-life stress-programmed cognitive deficits

X-D Wang, G Rammes, I Kraev, M Wolf, C Liebl, SH Scharf, CJ Rice, W Wurst, F Holsboer, JM Deussing, TZ Baram, MG Stewart, MB Müller, MV Schmidt; J Neurosci. 2011 Sep 21;31(38):13625-13634.

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Pitx3 is a critical mediator of GDNF-induced BDNF expression in nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons

C Peng, L Aron, R Klein, M Li, W Wurst, N Prakash, W Le; J Neurosci. 2011 Sep 7;31(36):12802-12815.

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miR-132, an experience-dependent microRNA, is essential for visual cortex plasticity

N Mellios, H Sugihara, J Castro, A Banerjee, C Le, A Kumar, B Crawford, J Strathmann, D Tropea, SS Levine, D Edbauer, M Sur; Nat Neurosci. 2011 Sep 4;14(10):1240-2. doi: 10.1038/nn.2909.

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Glutamatergic and Dopaminergic Neurons Mediate Anxiogenic and Anxiolytic Effects of CRHR1

D Refojo, M Schweizer, C Kuehne, S Ehrenberg, C Thoeringer, AM Vogl, N Dedic, M Schumacher, G von Wolff, C Avrabos, C Touma, D Engblom, G Schütz, K-A Nave, M Eder, CT Wotjak, I Sillaber, F Holsboer, W Wurst, JM Deussing; Science. 2011 Sep 30;333(6051):1903-7. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

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Biodistribution and brain permeability of the extracellular domain of neuregulin-1-β1

TW Rösler, C Depboylu, O Arias-Carrión, W Wozny, T Carlsson, M Höllerhage, WH Oertel, A Schrattenholz, GU Höglinger; Neuropharmacology. 2011 Dec;61(8):1413-8. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

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FET proteins TAF15 and EWS are selective markers that distinguish FTLD with FUS pathology from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with FUS mutations

M Neumann, E Bentmann, D Dormann, A Jawaid, M Dejesus-Hernandez, O Ansorge, S Roeber, HA Kretzschmar, DG Munoz, H Kusaka, O Yokota, L-C Ang, J Bilbao, R Rademakers, C Haass, IRA MacKenzie; Brain. 2011 Sep;134(Pt 9):2595-609. Epub 2011 Aug 19.

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JNK plays a key role in tau hyperphosphorylation in alzheimer's disease models

C Ploia, X Antoniou, A Sclip, V Grande, D Cardinetti, A Colombo, N Canu, L Benussi, R Ghidoni, G Forloni, T Borsello; J Alzheimers Dis. 2011 Jan 1;26(2):315-29.

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N-desalkylquetiapine activates ERK1/2 to induce GDNF release in C6 glioma cells: A putative cellular mechanism for quetiapine as antidepressant.

B Di Benedetto, R Kühn, C Nothdurfter, T Rein, W Wurst, R Rupprecht, Neuropharmacology, 2011 Jul 13, 118(5):695-713. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07372.x. Epub.

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Cysteine mutant of mammalian GPx4 rescues cell death induced by disruption of the wild-type selenoenzyme.

AM Mannes, A Seiler, V Bosello, M Maiorino, M Conrad, FASEB Journal, 2011 Jul, 25 (7), pp. 2135-2144.

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TDP-43 and FUS: a nuclear affair.

D Dormann, C Haass; Trends Neurosci. 2011 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print]

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Determination of the Proteolytic Cleavage Sites of the Amyloid Precursor-Like Protein 2 by the Proteases ADAM10, BACE1 and γ-Secretase.

S Hogl, PH Kuhn, A Colombo, SF Lichtenthaler; PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e21337. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

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Regulated intramembrane proteolysis--lessons from amyloid precursor protein processing.

SF Lichtenthaler, C Haass, H Steiner; J Neurochem. 2011 Jun;117(5):779-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07248.x. Epub 2011 Apr 14.

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Requirement of the RNA-editing Enzyme ADAR2 for Normal Physiology in Mice

Horsch M, Seeburg PH, Adler T, Aguilar-Pimentel JA, Becker L, Calzada-Wack J, Garrett L, Götz A, Hans W, Higuchi M, Hölter SM, Naton B, Prehn C, Puk O, Rácz I, Rathkolb B, Rozman J, Schrewe A, Adamski J, Busch DH, Esposito I, Graw J, Ivandic B, Klingenspor M, Klopstock T, Mempel M, Ollert M, Schulz H, Wolf E, Wurst W, Zimmer A, Gailus-Durner V, Fuchs H, de Angelis MH, Beckers J, J Biol Chem. 2011 May 27;286(21):18614-22. Epub 2011 Apr 5.

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Neuroprotective and Neurotoxic Signaling by the Prion Protein.

UK Resenberger, KF Winklhofer, J. Tatzelt, Top Curr Chem. 2011 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]

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Amyloid-β protein modulates the perivascular clearance of neuronal apolipoprotein E in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

Rolyan H, Feike AC, Upadhaya AR, Waha A, Van Dooren T, Haass C, Birkenmeier G, Pietrzik CU, Van Leuven F, Thal DR, J Neural Transm. 2011 May;118(5):699-712. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

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Parkin is transcriptionally regulated by ATF4: evidence for an interconnection between mitochondrial stress and ER stress.

L Bouman, A Schlierf, AK Lutz, J Shan, A Deinlein, J Kast, Z Galehdar, V Palmisano, N Patenge, D Berg, T Gasser, R Augustin, D Trümbach, I Irrcher, DS Park, W Wurst, MS Kilberg, J Tatzelt, KF Winklhofer; Cell Death Differ. 2011 May;18(5):769-82. Epub 2010 Nov 26.

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Attenuated Abeta42 responses to low potency gamma-secretase modulators can be overcome for many pathogenic presenilin mutants by second-generation compounds.

B Kretner, A Fukumori, A Gutsmiedl, RM Page, T Luebbers, G Galley, K Baumann, C Haass, H Steiner; J Biol Chem. 2011 Apr 29;286(17):15240-51. Epub 2011 Feb 25.

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Bioinformatics identification of modules of transcription factor binding sites in Alzheimer's disease-related genes by in silico promoter analysis and microarrays.

R Augustin, SF Lichtenthaler, M Greeff, J Hansen, W Wurst, D Trümbach; Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2011 Apr 26;2011:154325.

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Constitutive and conditional RNAi transgenesis in mice.

A Kleinhammer, W Wurst, R Kühn; Methods. 2011 Apr;53(4):430-6. Epub 2010 Dec 22.

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Voltage-sensitive dye imaging demonstrates an enhancing effect of corticotropin-releasing hormone on neuronal activity propagation through the hippocampal formation.

G von Wolff, C Avrabos, J Stepan, W Wurst, JM Deussing, F Holsboer, M Eder;J Psychiatr Res. 2011 Feb;45(2):256-61.

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Bid-mediated mitochondrial damage is a key mechanism in glutamate-induced oxidative stress and AIF-dependent cell death in immortalized HT-22 hippocampal neurons.

Tobaben S, Grohm J, Seiler A, Conrad M, Plesnila N, Culmsee C, Cell Death Differ. 2011 Feb;18(2):282-92. Epub 2010 Aug 6.

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Fgf15-mediated control of neurogenic and proneural gene expression regulates dorsal midbrain neurogenesis.

Fischer T, Faus-Kessler T, Welzl G, Simeone A, Wurst W, Prakash N, Dev Biol. 2011 Feb 15;350(2):496-510. Epub 2010 Dec 21.

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Resources for proteomics in mouse embryonic stem cells.

Schnütgen F, Ehrmann F, Poser I, Hubner NC, Hansen J, Floss T, Devries I, Wurst W, Hyman A, Mann M, Von Melchner H, Nat Methods. 2011 Feb;8(2):103-4.

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Semaphorin 4C and 4G are ligands of Plexin-B2 required in cerebellar development.

Maier V, Jolicoeur C, Rayburn H, Takegahara N, Kumanogoh A, Kikutani H, Tessier-Lavigne M, Wurst W, Friedel RH, Mol Cell Neurosci. 2011 Feb;46(2):419-31. Epub 2010 Nov 29.

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F-spondin regulates neuronal survival through activation of disabled-1 in the chicken ciliary ganglion.

Peterziel H, Sackmann T, Strelau J, Kuhn PH, Lichtenthaler SF, Marom K, Klar A, Unsicker K, Mol Cell Neurosci. 2011 Feb;46(2):483-97. Epub 2010 Dec 9.

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Rescue of Progranulin Deficiency Associated with Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration by Alkalizing Reagents and Inhibition of Vacuolar ATPase.

A Capell, S Liebscher, K Fellerer, N Brouwers, M Willem, S Lammich, I Gijselinck, T Bittner, AM Carlson, F Sasse, B Kunze, H Steinmetz, R Jansen, D Dormann, K Sleegers, M Cruts, J Herms, C Van Broeckhoven, C Haass; J Neurosci. 2011 Feb 2.

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ADAM10: Potential 'molecular scissors for the treatment of Alzheimers disease.

Lichtenthaler SF, Future Neurology January 2011, Vol. 6, No. 1, Pages 1-4 , DOI 10.2217/fnl.10.75

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Alpha-secretase in Alzheimer's disease: Molecular identity, regulation and therapeutic potential.

Lichtenthaler SF, J Neurochem. 2011 Jan;116(1):10-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.07081.x. Epub 2010 Dec 2.

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A powerful transgenic tool for fate mapping and functional analysis of newly generated neurons.

J Zhang, F Giesert, K Kloos, DM Vogt Weisenhorn, L Aigner, W Wurst, S Couillard-Despres; BMC Neurosci. 2010 Dec 31;11:158.

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Specific amino acids in the BAR domain allow homodimerization and prevent heterodimerization of sorting nexin 33.

Dislich B, Than ME, Lichtenthaler SF, Biochem J. 2010 Dec 15;433(1):75-83.

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Individual stress vulnerability is predicted by short-term memory and AMPA receptor subunit ratio in the hippocampus.

MV Schmidt, D Trümbach, P Weber, K Wagner, SH Scharf, C Liebl, N Datson, C Namendorf, T Gerlach, C Kühne, M Uhr, JM Deussing, W Wurst, EB Binder, F Holsboer, MB Müller; J Neurosci. 2010 Dec 15;30(50):16949-58.

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Otx2 controls neuron subtype identity in ventral tegmental area and antagonizes vulnerability to MPTP.

M Di Salvio, LG Di Giovannantonio, D Acampora, R Prosperi, D Omodei, N Prakash, W Wurst, A Simeone; Nat Neurosci. 2010 Dec;13(12):1481-8. Epub 2010 Nov 7.

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Deducing corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 1 signaling networks from gene expression data by usage of genetic algorithms and graphical Gaussian models.

D Trümbach, C Graf, B Pütz, C Kühne, M Panhuysen, P Weber, F Holsboer, W Wurst, G Welzl, JM Deussing; BMC Syst Biol. 2010 Nov 19;4:159.

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Loss of thioredoxin reductase 1 renders tumors highly susceptible to pharmacologic glutathione deprivation.

PK Mandal, M Schneider, P Kölle, P Kuhlencordt, H Förster, H Beck, GW Bornkamm, M Conrad; Cancer Res. 2010 Nov 15;70(22):9505-14. Epub 2010 Nov 2.

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Boxing-acute complications and late sequelae: from concussion to dementia.

H Förstl, C Haass, B Hemmer, B Meyer, M Halle; Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2010 Nov.

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Initiation and propagation of neurodegeneration.

C. Haass; Nat Med. 2010 Nov.

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Gene expression profiling in the stress control brain region hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus reveals a novel gene network including Amyloid beta Precursor Protein.

A Tsolakidou, L Czibere, B Pütz, D Trümbach, M Panhuysen, JM Deussing, W Wurst, I Sillaber, R Landgraf, F Holsboer, T Rein; BMC Genomics. 2010 Oct 8.

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Protein immobilization on liposomes and lipid-coated nanoparticles by protein trans-splicing.

NK Chu, D Olschewski, R Seidel, KF Winkelhofer, J Tatzelt, M Engelhard, CFW Becker; J Pept Sci. 2010 Oct.

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Inhibition of mitochondrial fusion by α-synuclein is rescued by PINK1, Parkin and DJ-1.

F Kamp, N Exner, AK Lutz, N Wender,J Hegermann, B Brunner, B Nuscher, T bartels, A Giese, K Beyer, S Eimer, KF Winklhofer, C Haass; EMBO J. 2010 Sep 14.

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12/15-Lipoxygenase-derived lipid peroxides control receptor tyrosine kinase signaling through oxidation of protein tyrosine phosphatases.

M Conrad, A Sandin, H Förster, A Seiler, J Frijhoff, M Dagnell, GW Bornkamm, O Radmark, RH Van Huijsduijnen, P Aspenström, F Böhmer, A Östman; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2010 Sep 7.

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Gene targeting by homologous recombination in mouse zygotes mediated by zinc-finger nucleases.

M Meyer, MH De Angelis, W Wurst, R Kühn; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2010 Aug 24; Epub 2010 Aug 4.

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Fyn-tau-amyloid: a toxic triad.

C Haass, E Mandelkow; Cell. 2010 Aug 6;142(3):356-8.

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ADAM10 is the physiologically relevant, constitutive α-secretase of the amyloid precursor protein in primary neurons.

PH Kuhn, H Wang, B Dislich, A Colombo, U Zeitschel, JW Ellwart, E Kremmer, S Roßner, SF Lichtenthaler; EMBO J. 2010 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print]

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Parkin is protective against proteotoxic stress in a transgenic zebrafish model

ME Fett, A Pilsl, D Paquet, F van Bebber, C Haass, J Tatzelt, B Schmid, KF Winklhofer; PloS One. 2010 Jul 30.

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Urocortin 3 modulates social discrimination abilities via corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 2.

JM Deussing, J Breu, C Kühne, M Kallnik, M Bunck, L Glasl, YC Yen, MV Schmidt, R Zurmühlen, AM Vogl, V Gailus-Durner, H Fuchs, SM Hölter, CT Wotjak, R Landgraf, MH de Angelis, F Holsboer, W Wurst; J Neurosci. 2010 Jul 7; 30(27): 9103-16.

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Phenotypic annotation of the mouse X chromosome.

BJ Cox, M Vollmer, O Tamplin, M Lu, S Biechele, M Gertsenstein, C van Campenhout, T Floss, R Kühn, W Wurst, H Lickert, J Rossant; Genome Res. 2010 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]

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ALS-associated fused in sarcoma (FUS) mutations disrupt Transportin-mediated nuclear import.

D Dormann, R Rodde, D Edbauer, E Bentmann, I Fischer, A Hruscha, ME Than, IR Mackenzie, A Capell, B Schmid, M Neumann, C Haass; EMBO J. 2010 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]

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The novel membrane protein TMEM59 modulates complex glycosylation, cell surface expression, and secretion of the amyloid precursor protein.

S Ullrich, A Münch, S Neumann, E Kremmer, J Tatzelt, SF Lichtenthaler; J Biol Chem. 2010 Jul 2; 285(27): 20664-74. Epub 2010 Apr 28.

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Niemann-Pick type C cells show cholesterol dependent decrease of APP expression at the cell surface and its increased processing through the beta-secretase pathway.

M Malnar, M Kosicek, S Mitterreiter, D Omerbasic, SF Lichtenthaler, A Goate, S Hecimovic; Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 July - August; 1802(7-8): 682-691. Epub 2010 May 20.

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Bepridil and amiodarone simultaneously target the Alzheimer's disease beta- and gamma-secretase via distinct mechanisms.

S Mitterreiter, RM Page, F Kamp, J Hopson, E Winkler, HR Ha, R Hamid, J Herms, TU Mayer, DJ Nelson, H Steiner, T Stahl, U Zeitschel, S Rossner, C Haass, SF Lichtenthaler; J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 30; 30(26): 8974-83.

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Synthesis of a GPI anchor module suitable for protein post-translational modification.

MC Schumacher, U Resenberger, RP Seidel, CF Becker, KF Winklhofer, D Oesterhelt, J Tatzelt, M Engelhard; Biopolymers. 2010; 94(4): 457-64.

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The transmembrane protein 147 (TMEM147) is a novel component of the nicalin-nomo protein complex.

U Dettmer, PH Kuhn, C Abou-Ajram, SF Lichtenthaler, M Krueger, E Kremmer, C Haass, C Haffner; J Biol Chem. 2010 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]

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Three-amino acid spacing of presenilin endoproteolysis suggests a general stepwise cleavage of gamma-secretase-mediated intramembrane proteolysis.

A Fukumori, R Fluhrer, H Steiner, C Haass; J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 9; 30(23): 7853-62.

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Beta-amyloid precursor protein mutants respond to gamma-secretase modulators.

RM Page, A Gutsmiedl, A Fukumori, E Winkler, C Haass, H Steiner; J Biol Chem. 2010 Jun 4; 285(23): 17798-810. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

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Expression of the anti-amyloidogenic secretase ADAM10 is suppressed by its 5'-untranslated region.

S Lammich, D Buell, S Zilow, AK Ludwig, B Nuscher, SF Lichtenthaler, C Prinzen, F Fahrenholz, C Haass; J Biol Chem. 2010 May 21; 285(21): 15753-60. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

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Inhibition of gamma-secretase by the CK1 inhibitor IC261 does not depend on CK1delta.

N Höttecke, M Liebeck, K Baumann, R Schubenel, E Winkler, H Steiner, B Schmidt; Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 May 1; 20(9): 2958-63. Epub 2010 Mar 4.

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DJ-1-deficient mice show less TH-positive neurons in the ventral tegmental area and exhibit non-motoric behavioural impairments.

TT Pham, F Giesert, A Röthig, T Floss, M Kallnik, K Weindl, SM Hölter, U Ahting, H Prokisch, L Becker, T Klopstock, M Hrabé de Angelis, K Beyer, K Görner, PJ Kahle, DM Vogt Weisenhorn, W Wurst; Genes Brain Behav. 2010 Apr; 9(3): 305-17. Epub 2009 Dec 17.

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Microglial Cx3cr1 knockout prevents neuron loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

M Fuhrmann, T Bittner, CK Jung, S Burgold, RM Page, G Mitteregger, C Haass, FM Laferla, H Kretzschmar, J Herms; Nat Neurosci. 2010 Apr;13(4):411-3. Epub 2010 Mar 21.

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Transgenic Zebrafish as a Novel Animal Model to Study Tauopathies and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders in vivo.

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Regulation of synaptic structure and function by FMRP-associated microRNAs miR-125b and miR-132.

D. Edbauer, JR Neilson, KA Foster, CF Wang, DP Seeburg, MN Batterton, T. Tada, BM Dolan, PA Sharp, M. Sheng,  Neuron. 2010 Feb 11;65(3):373-84.

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Requirement for small side chain residues within the GxGD-motif of presenilin for gamma-secretase substrate cleavage

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Efficient conditional and promoter-specific in vivo expression of cDNAs of choice by taking advantage of recombinase-mediated cassette exchange using FlEx gene traps

L Schebelle, C Wolf, C Stribl,T Javaheri, F Schnutgen, A Ettinger, Z Ivics, J Hansen, P Ruiz, H von Melchner, W Wurst, T Floss; Nucl. Acids Res. 2010 Febr 5

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Extracellular Engrailed Participates in the Topographic Guidance of Retinal Axons in Vivo.

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Masking of transmembrane-based retention signals controls ER export of gamma-secretase.

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Fzd3 and Fzd6 deficiency results in a severe midbrain morphogenesis defect

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Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

KF Winklhofer, C Haass; Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Jan; 1802(1): 29-44. Epub 2009 Sep 3.

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Delayed dopaminergic neuron differentiation in Lrp6 mutant mice.

G. Castelo-Branco, ER Andersson, E. Minina, KM Sousa, D. Ribeiro, C. Kokubu, K. Imai, N. Prakash, W. Wurst, E. Arenas, Dev Dyn. 2010 Jan;239(1):211-21.

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The prion protein: friend and foe.

J Tatzelt; Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2010; 12(2): 49. Epub 2009 Sep 18.

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Targeting of the Prion Protein to the Cytosol: Mechanisms and Consequences.

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Spatial analysis of expression patterns predicts genetic interactions at the mid-hindbrain boundary.

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Gamma-secretase inhibition reduces spine density in vivo via an amyloid precursor protein-dependent pathway.

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Alpha-Helical domains promote translocation of intrinsically disordered polypeptides into the endoplasmic reticulum.

M Miesbauer, NV Pfeiffer, AS Rambold, V Müller, S Kiachopoulos, KF Winklhofer, J Tatzelt; J Biol Chem. 2009 Sep 4; 284(36): 24384-93. Epub 2009 Jun 26.

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Loss of parkin or PINK1 function increases Drp1-dependent mitochondrial fragmentation.

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Nkx6-1 controls the identity and fate of red nucleus and oculomotor neurons in the mouse midbrain

N Prakash. E Puelles, K Freude, D Truembach, D Omodei, M Di Salvio, LSussel, J Ericson, M Sander, A Simeone, W. Wurst; Development. 2009 Aug;136(15);2545-55

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Proteolytic processing of TAR DNA binding protein-43 by caspases produces C-terminal fragments with disease defining properties independent of progranulin.

D Dormann, A Capell, AM Carlson, SS Shankaran, R Rodde, M Neumann, E Kremmer, T Matsuwaki, K Yamanouchi, M Nishihara, C Haass C; J Neurochem. 2009 Aug; 110(3):1082-94. Epub 2009 Jun 9.

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Intramembrane proteolysis by signal peptide peptidases: a comparative discussion of GXGD-type aspartyl proteases.

R Fluhrer, H Steiner, C Haass; J Biol Chem. 2009 May 22;284(21):13975-9. Epub 2009 Feb 3.

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A zebrafish model of tauopathy allows in vivo imaging of neuronal cell death and drug evaluation.

D Paquet, R Bhat, A Sydow, EM Mandelkow, S Berg, S Hellberg, J Fälting, M Distel, RW Köster, B Schmid, C Haass; J Clin Invest. 2009 May; 119(5): 1382-95. doi: 10.1172/JCI37537. Epub 2009 Apr 13.

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